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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 5 JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENT
• Native Customary Land Rights in Sabah
• Native Customary Land Rights in Sarawak
• Orang Asli Land Rights in Peninsular Malaysia
• Key Features of Aboriginal and Native Customary Rights
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CHAPTER 6 FINDINGS – SABAH
I Issues Related to Native Land Rights
II Constraints that Impede Sabah Natives’ Right to Land
III Effectiveness of Responses to Native Land Claims
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CHAPTER 7 FINDINGS – SARAWAK
I Issues Related to Native Land Rights
II Constraints that Impede Sarawak Natives’ Right to Land
III Effectiveness of Responses to Natives Land Claims
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CHAPTER 8 FINDINGS – PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
I Issues Related to Orang Asli Land Rights
II Constraints that Impede Orang Asli Right to Land
III Effectiveness of Responses to Orang Asli Land Claims
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CHAPTER 9 IMPACTS OF RECOGNITION AND NON RECOGNITION OF
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ RIGHT TO LAND
• Introduction
• Socio-Cultural and Psychological Impacts
• Economic Impacts
• Political Impacts
• Health and Environmental Impacts
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CHAPTER 10
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RECOMMENDATIONS
General Conclusions
General Recommendations
• Recognise Indigenous Customary Rights to Land
• Remedy Land Loss
• Address Land Development Issues/Imbalances
• Prevent Future Loss of NCR Land
• Address Land Administration Issues
• Recognise Land as Central to Indigenous Peoples’ Identity
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ANNEXES (AVAILABLE IN THE DVD)
ANNEX I
Public Consultation Timetable, National Inquiry into the Land Rights of
Indigenous Peoples in Malaysia
ANNEX II
List of Witnesses for Public Hearings Based on Region
ANNEX III List of Media and Type of Coverage
ANNEX IV
Summary of Cases and Responses from the Relevant Agencies for Sabah
ANNEX V
Summary of Cases and Responses from the Relevant Agencies for Sarawak
ANNEX VI
Summary of Cases and Responses from the Relevant Agencies for Peninsular Malaysia
ANNEX VII Research Report (Sabah): “Indigenous Peoples Access to Customary Lands:
A Question of Rights in Contemporary Sabah”
ANNEX VIII Research Report (Sarawak): “Indigenous Land Conflicts in Sarawak”
ANNEX IX
Research Report (Semenanjung Malaysia): “Issues of Conflicts on Land in
Peninsular Malaysia”
ANNEX X
The Legal Framework on Indigenous Land Rights in Malaysia
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